More than $48 million in federal funding is going to support Virginia airports

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- More than $48 million in federal funding is going to support improvements at nearly 20 airports in Virginia, including airports in Central Virginia.

On Wednesday, Aug. 20, Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $48,329,251 in federal funding will go toward supporting infrastructure improvements at 18 airports in the Commonwealth.

According to a release shared by Kaine's office, the funding will see about $3,100,000 go toward extending the runway at Richmond Executive/Chesterfield County Airport and $500,000 to improve the aircraft apron at Richmond International Airport, with $444,000 to build a hangar for aircraft storage at Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport.

“We’re proud to announce over $48 million in federal funding is coming to Virginia for construction projects at 18 airports. These investments will help ensure that our airports are a safe, reliable engine of connectivity and economic growth for travelers and communities around the Commonwealth. We’re going to keep doing all that we can to bring additional infrastructure investments to Virginia, and to reauthorize the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that makes many of them possible.” Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine

The following is a full list of funding to be distributed:

• $7,237,709 to install new lighting and shift the taxiway in accordance with current standards at Winchester Regional Airport
• $6,802,743 to reconstruct taxiways at Washington Dulles International Airport
• $5,225,950 to rehabilitate the runway at Virginia Highlands Airport
• $4,930,500 to rehabilitate the runway at Leesburg Executive Airport
• $4,706,743 to rehabilitate the General Aviation Apron pavement at Newport News-Williamsburg Airport
• $4,335,800 to shift the taxiway in accordance with current standards at Blue Ridge Airport
• $3,789,800 to construct a new hangar for aircraft storage, extend the runways, and update the taxiways at Twin County Airport
• $3,100,001 to extend the runway at Richmond Executive/Chesterfield County Airport;
• $1,604,509 to reconstruct a terminal entrance access road at Norfolk International Airport
• $1,461,000 to construct a new taxiway and install new lighting at Accomack County Airport
• $1,281,865 to develop a hangar for aircraft storage and replace and rehabilitate runway and taxiway lighting at Mountain Empire Airport
• $1,080,200 to expand an existing fuel farm at Hampton Roads Executive Airport
• $821,331 to construct a new hangar for aircraft storage at Danville Regional Airport
• $500,000 to improve the aircraft apron at Richmond International Airport
• $444,000 to construct a new hangar for aircraft storage at Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport
• $380,100 to construct a new hangar for aircraft storage at Tazewell County Airport
• $361,000 to update the layout plan at Suffolk Executive Airport
• $266,000 to rehabilitate taxiways at Front Royal-Warren County Airport

In addition, they announced nearly $57 million in federal funding for revitalization efforts in October and more than $46 million in federal funding for improvements to Virginia airports through the Airport Improvement Program in September.

Warner and Kaine previously announced federal funding toward airports in the Commonwealth over the last year or so, with nearly $57 million in federal funding for revitalization efforts in October, more than $46 million in federal funding for improvements to Virginia airports in September and most recently, more than $21 million in July.